Question follow-through · 37912

Mental Health Services: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government have to ensure specialist parent-infant relationship and infant mental health support is available across England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
14 Mar 2025
Answer
21 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government have to ensure specialist parent-infant relationship and infant mental health support is available across England.

  2. 14 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The 1,001 days from conception to two years old is a time of rapid development in which babies are shaped by their experiences, particularly the relationships with their caregivers.The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of childr...

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